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IV.4, 3571
Image of specimen #3
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4.4/3571
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Volume
IV.4
Number
3571
Province
Egypt
Region
Egypt
City
Alexandria
Reign
Commodus
Person (obv.)
Commodus (Augustus)
Issue
Year ΛΓ = 33
Dating
AD 192/3
Obverse inscription
Λ ΑΙΛ Α
Υ
Ρ ΚΟΜ
Ε
Υ
Ϲ
Ε
Ϲ
Ε
Ε
ΥΤΥ
Edition
Λ(εύκιος) Αἴλ(ιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμ(μοδος) Εὐσε(βὴς) Σε(βαστὸς) Εὐτυ(χὴς)
Translation
Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Pius Augustus Fortunate
Obverse design
laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription
Ρ
ω
ΜΑΙ
Ω
Ν ΗΡΑΚΛ
Ε
Α L ΛΓ
Edition
Ῥωμαίων Ἡρακλέα (ἔτους) λγʹ
Translation
Heracles of the Romans, of year 33
Reverse design
to left, emperor (Commodus) as Heracles, laureate-headed, nude, lion skin over arm, standing, facing, head, left, holding apples, resting on club; to right, Nike standing, left, placing wreath on emperor's head, holding palm-branch
Metal
debased silver
Average diameter
24 mm
Average weight
13.52 g
Axis
12
Reference
DS pl. 320, 599
Specimens
4 (2 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
P: 2765
24
14.53
12
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2
2
NY: 1944.100.61891
25
13.14
12
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3
3
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CNG EA 355, 15 July 2015, lot 398
24
12.28
12
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4
4
CNG EA 369, 24 Feb. 2016, lot 460
24
14.14
12
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